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Paperback. A comprehensive collection of contemporary writings on political Islam from key thinkers in the field. Includes a substantial introduction. Editor(s): Abu-Rabi', Ibrahim M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM2; HRH; JFSR2; JPFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328898
ISBN
9780745328898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 295 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KNDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1344.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774165719
ISBN
9789774165719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.29

Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014906
ISBN
9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.66

Paperback. The great scholar of Islam directly confronts the events of September 11th and the reasons behind Islamic terrorism in the modern world - a Sunday Times bestseller. Num Pages: 192 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HRAM9; HRH; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753817520
ISBN
9780753817520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300139310
ISBN
9780300139310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 9.66

Paperback. The author was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed, she was determined to take action and secretly returned several times. From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS, this is her powerful and courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland. Translator(s): Gowanlock, Nashwa; Kemp, Ruth Ahmedzai. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; BM; HBJF1; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846044885
ISBN
9781846044885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Hardback. Examines the nexus between religion and politics, considered in one of its controversial aspects. This title investigates the way in which fundamental Christian concepts are distorted and corrupted in the process, and points to the inherent dangers of this form of political self-glorification. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1DDF; 1DFG; 1DVP; 1FBP; HRC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
123
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192730
ISBN
9781845192730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.48

Paperback. When the armies of the First Crusade wrested Jerusalem from control of the Fatimids of Egypt in 1099, they believed their victory was an evident sign of God's favour. This book is devoted to the resulting settlements, that developed around the eastern shores of the Mediterranean and survived until Richard the Lionheart's departure in 1192. Num Pages: 496 pages, 15 b/w illustrations, 2 figs, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208887
ISBN
9780300208887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. The crusades are often seen as epitomising a period when hostility between Christian West and the Muslim Near East reached an all time high. This volume explores how the Holy Wars led on the one hand to a reinforcement of the beliefs and identities of each side, but on the other to a growing level of cultural exchange and interaction. Editor(s): Kostick, Conor. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415580410
ISBN
9780415580410
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.87

Paperback. Sifts through the works of a score of contemporary Arab chroniclers of the Crusades, eyewitnesses and often participants in the events. This book retells their stories in their own style, giving us a vivid portrait of a society rent by internal conflicts, and shaken by a traumatic encounter with an alien culture. Editor(s): Maalouf, Amin. Translator(s): Rothschild, J. Series: Saqi Essentials S. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Saqi Books London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863560231
ISBN
9780863560231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.28

Hardback. This book studies the impact of cultural factors on the course of military innovations. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FBH; 1KBB; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804769518
ISBN
9780804769518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this title shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups. Num Pages: 274 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 1QDT; 3JH; GTB; HBJF1; HBLL; HRAM9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218468
ISBN
9780520218468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Pamphlet. Series: Five Leaves Bookshop Occasional Papers. Num Pages: 30 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; RGCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170090
ISBN
9781910170090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.24

Paperback. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238. 288 pages, map. The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JMC; BGHA; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 200.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408822333
ISBN
9781408822333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815607274
ISBN
9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.59

paperback. This edition of "The Dawn of a New Era in Syria" captures the country at a difficult time in its history. Syria was still waiting to discover how it was to be governed following the war - the country was on the brink of a new political future. Series: Folios Archive Library. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Garnet Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859641675
ISBN
9781859641675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Paperback. Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Haddad, Bassam; Bsheer, Rosie; Abu-Rish, Ziad. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333243
ISBN
9780745333243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.42

Hardback. Leading Middle East analysts consider the causes and consequences of the Arab Spring. Editor(s): Haddad, Bassam; Bsheer, Rosie; Abu-Rish, Ziad. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745333250
ISBN
9780745333250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.87
€ 83.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019523
ISBN
9780253019523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; RNK; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253019363
ISBN
9780253019363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Hardback. The book investigates the rise, fall and possible re-emergence of a powerful Shia militia. The author draws on personal experience of occupied Baghdad, having been embedded with US troops in the city, to offer new evidence on an important chapter in modern Iraqi history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044349
ISBN
9781849044349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.98

Paperback. Mixing thrilling anecdotes from street-level reporting that give readers a sense of what is at stake with a bird's-eye view of the geopolitics of the region and the globe, the author guides us through the dramatic changes in players, politics, and economics in the Middle East over the years. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293267
ISBN
9780520293267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442204973
ISBN
9781442204973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.26

Paperback. Helps draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. This book is suitable for cadets and junior military leaders - as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080932
ISBN
9780226080932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.36

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